Following Edge

It seems everything recently ties back to something else...

Lauren and I visited Emerld Park and Lauren remembered visiting the park when there were no other kids there and she wore her "special outfit". Lots of kids there this time and no "special outfit" was required to enjoy both the playground and the sandbox.

My dad (and brother and sister) left today after their week visit. It wasn't until the end of the day today that I had recovered from the week's family visit, family reunion, work backlog, etc. I hope the coming weeks will be a little more routine. After that, routine will be back out the window as we prepare for Philadelphia.

Louise, our oldest hen, died today. We were just noticing last week that she was looking very old and weak. It's always a bit sad, of course. On the other hand, we now have seven baby pheasants which are now pestering us throughout the night, making me secretly calculate the possible duration of their lives. We are expecting another hatching tomorrow, but I hope it will actually hatch on Monday, so it can be a "birthday pheasant" for Anne Marie, since I got three "birthday pheasants" two weeks ago.

Finally, Anne Marie and I recently completed a Jumble puzzle which struck me curiously. Even though we don't really set out to do the Jumble, Anne Marie and I often play it after we either finish the newspaper's adjacent crossword or are forced to give up on the crossword. The answers for that day (June 22) were "SOGGY FRUIT", "CUDDLE BEGONE" and "SINGLED OUT", which stuck me curiously, since it sounded almost exactly like an entry from David's blog. I have stopped commenting on his blog since he is going in circles and doesn't seem to want any feedback. Maybe I'll see if I can write him Jumble puzzles whose answers are uplifting words.